Garment-hook.



J. MOHLBERG.

GARMENT HOOK.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.23, 1912.

1,102,7 85. Patented July 7, 1914,

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HE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-LITHUH WASHINGTON. D C

fl NTTE JOHN MOHLBERG, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GARMENTJEOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1914:.

Application filed August 23, 1912. Serial No. 716,779.

To all whom it may concern lle it known that I, John MonLnnRo, citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hooks, of which the following is a specification, ref erence being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to a garment hook, and has for its object means whereby said hook can readily be attached to and removed from a shelf or the like, without defacing or scarring the same.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide means whereby a hoe: structure can readily be attached to either a glass or wooden shelf.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hook construction adapted to fit over the edge of a shelf and secured thereto by a securing device which carries additional hooks thereby increasing the utility of the device.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment hook which is durable, cheap,

eflicient, and the parts thereof if broken can be easily replaced.

With the above and other objects in View, which will be more fully set forth in the following specification read in connection with the drawings attached hereto in which like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the specification and in the sev eral views in the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvement in hooks showing the same clamped to a shelf; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the securing structure for the hook more in detail; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of my hook.

Referring to the drawings 1 indicates a main hook which has a body 2, a rearwardly extending bifurcated portion consisting of parts 3 and 4: adapted to embrace the edge of a shelf 7. The forward portion of the main hook is provided with garment hooks 5-5. The member 4 of the main hook is provided with a vertical internally screw threaded bore into which the securing device for the main hook is adapted to be screwed, fully described hereinafter.

The securing member for the main hook is composed of a body portion 8, provided with a vertically extending screw threaded stud G, the center of which is hollow and adapted to receive a plug or filler 9 of rubher or the like, said plug or filler provided with a head 10 extending beyond the ends of the stud 6. The body portion 8 is also provided with a plurality of hook members 11. The length of the stud 6 is slightly less than the depth of the bore in the arm 4 on the body 2. a shoulder 6 is formed at the base of the stud 6 which. abuts against the bottom of the arm -l-, so that it will be readily seen should the plug member 9 become worn or flattened by continual usage, it will be impossible to screw this in so far so as to force the metal parts thereof against the shelf which would scar the same As before stated, this hook is adapted to be secured to glass as well as wooden shelves which is made practical by the use of the elastic cushioning medium carried by the securing member. This plug or filler will flatten to a slight degree when pressed against the shelf thereby frictionally holding the hook to whatever make of shelving it is applied.

As will be readily seen the structure herein set forth not only is one which is strong, durable, and efficient, but one that can be changed from place to place with no danger of marring the object to which it is applied. This is not the case where a hook is secured in place by a metallic clamp screw, as the tightening of the same which is necessary to hold the hook in position, is bound to leave some mark or disfiguration upon the shelving or object to which it is attached.

Having now described my invention that which I claim as being new and desire to procure by Letters Patent is:

l. A garment support adapted to be applied to the edge of a shelf, a main body portion having hooks extending forwardly therefrom and a bifurcated portion for embracing the shelf, of a clamping screw member having a threaded engagement with one of the arms of the bifurcated portions, said member being provided with a hollow threaded stem part and a yielding plug inserted in the stem part and projecting beyond the end thereof.

2. A garment support adapted to be applied to the edge of a shelf, a main body por- Q 1,1o2,7s5

tion having hooks extending forwardly ing member provided with a shoulder for therefrom and ,a bifurcated portion embraclimiting the inward travel of the same. 1 ing the shelf, of a clamping member for se- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature curing the body portion in place, said mem -n in'presence of two witnesses.

:; ber being provided with a hollow p0rtion,- JOHN MOHLBERG.

and a yieldin member inserted in the hol- Witnesses:

10w portion of a clamping member and pro- G. C. TRACY, jecting beyond the end thereof, said clamp- FRED TIE-RNAN.

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